Judge Issues Findings in Reggie Clemons Case

Judge Issues Findings in Reggie Clemons Case

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Judge Michael Manners, the Special Master reviewing the case of Reggie Clemons, has submitted his findings to the Missouri Supreme Court. He finds that prosecutors suppressed evidence and writes that he believes the statement Reggie Clemons gave to police was coerced. He also writes that he does not believe that Clemons has established a "gateway claim of actual innocence." It is a complex case and serious allegations of misconduct by prosecutors and police appear to have been affirmed.

It is now up to the Missouri Supreme Court to determine the course of justice and rule on Judge Manners' findings. Given the deeply flawed nature of his trial, Amnesty International hopes that the state's highest court will move to eliminate any possibility that Reggie Clemons might be executed.

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